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Agri subsidy THE government needs to provide subsidies to help agricultural producers survive rising costs resulting from the Russia invasion of Ukraine, while stockpiling food in anticipation of possible supply disruptions, farmer and fisherfolk organizations said. “Stockpiling food means supporting, incentivizing and promoting local production. Subsidizing local agriculture is our only way to weather this crisis,” Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura Executive Director Jayson H. Cainglet said in a Viber message. “We are the only country with an importing mindset amidst a crisis that is disrupting global food supply and logistics. Countries may reduce or suspend their exports as a way of (addressing) their food needs,” he added.

Media as mining watchdog DAVAO City – Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Acting Secretary Jim Sampulna said Friday that they need help from the media to monitor mining in the country. In an interview here Friday, Sampulna underscored the importance of closely watching mining activities in the country as not to put the environment in danger. "We only need responsible miners, we say no to irresponsible ones. They will be properly monitored by the DENR and the media," he said.

Right direction COTABATO City -- The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao is heading in the right direction, the region’s top official said Friday. In a statement, BARMM Chief Minister Ahod “Murad” Ebrahim cited the economic gains of the three-year-old BARMM government in 2021. BARMM replaced the decades-old Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) with the ratification of its basic law, the Bangsamoro Organic Law following a two-part plebiscite held on January 21 and February 6, 2019.

Drone shot of vice presidential aspirant Sen. Kiko Pangilinan (pink shirt) raising the hands of Cagayan de Oro Mayor Oscar Moreno and his candidates at the rally in Balingasag town, Misamis Oriental on Friday night, March 25, 2022. photo courtesy of kiko pangilinan media team

The Team Unity in Misamis Oriental led by governatorial bet Juliette Uy and husband Julio, who is running as second district Representative, took off their local campaign in Villanueva town where their daughter Jennie Uy-Mendez is seeking reelection. photo by gerry l. gorit

Mindanao’s unopposed:

4 govs, 2 city mayors, 6 representatives

By CAROLYN O. ARGUILLAS, MindaNews

AVAO City – Voters in four provinces, two cities and six legislative districts in Mindanao need not wait for May 9, 2022 to determine who will be their Governors, Mayors and Representatives: those who are running for these posts are unopposed.

Mindanao has 27 provinces, 33 cities and 60 congressional districts. Agusan del Sur Governor Santiago Cane (National Unit y Par t y) and Su lu Governor Abdusakur Tan (PDP-Laban) are assured of yet another three-year term as no one dared run against them. In D av a o O r i e nt a l , Rep. Corazon Malanyaon is assured of a comeback as Governor while in Davao Occidental, Vice Governor

Franklin Bautista is certain of victory as Governor. Two inc umb ent city mayors are sure winners: Kirk Asis (NUP) of Bayugan City and Judy Amante (PDPLaban) of Cabadbaran. And so are their running mates, Kim Lope Asis and Rey Jamboy. In the House of Representatives, candidates in six congressional districts have no opponents, four of them reelectionists: Agusan UNOPPOSED/PAGE 11

POLITICAL SCION. The Uys of Villanueva town: Julio Uy eyeiing as representative of the second district, the position vacated by his wife, Julliette, who is now running for governor, while daughter, incumbent mayor Jennie Uy-Mendez is also seeking reelection. photo by gerry l. gorit

Uy bats for continuity of devt DOH to adopt CDO's plans despite economic hiccups real-time Covid-19 vaccine inventory By NELSON V. CONSTANTINO, Editor-in-Chief and GERRY L. GORIT, Reporter

THE reelectionist mayor of Northern Mindanao's most industrialized town has vowed to push forward her 10-year municipal development plan which she admitted to have been slowed down by recent distracting events. Villanueva, Misamis Oriental incumbent mayor Jennie Uy-Mendez, who is gunning for her second term under the Unity Team, said that her town's rapid growth was not spared from the effects of Covid-19 pandemic yet the local government has always been responsive to the needs of its constituents. CONTINUITY/PAGE 10

By FRANCK DICK ROSETE

JENNIE UY-MENDEZ: Continuity

C A G AYA N D E O R O CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) has noted the good practices of the local government here when it comes to the inventory of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines, the City Health Office (CHO) said on Saturday. This came after the representatives from DOH

central office visited the city to conduct the three-day simultaneous inventory of vaccines, managed by the city government. In an online briefer, Dr. Ted Yu Jr., CHO Medical Officer, said due to the positive outcome, the DOH will adopt the online and real-time inventor y and ADOPT/PAGE 10

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Caraga's women farmers, entreps feted in trade fair BUTUAN City – The Department of Agriculture in Caraga (DA-13) has opened a "Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita" locally-sourced trade fair that will run for 10 days in honor of women farmers and entrepreneurs in the region. The fair, which was opened last March 22, will run until March 31 at Robinsons Place in this city. In a statement Thursday, the DA-13 said the Kadiwa trade fair is in line with the annual celebration of Women’s Month, which marks the culmination of its sixyear theme, “WE Make CHANGE Work for Women.” “The 10-day fair also seeks to give the Farmers Cooperatives and

Associations (FCAs) in Caraga an avenue to sell their produce to a bigger market,” DA-13 said. Lynn Pareñas, the chief of DA-13’s agribusiness and marketing assistance division, said the trade fair also recognizes the efforts and contributions of rural women in the agriculture sector. Entrepreneurship is an edge for rural women farmers as they manage to do the marketing and the processing of their produce, Pareñas said. The Kadiwa trade fair, she said, is among the strategies of the OneDA Reform Agenda that focuses on women’s engagements and recognizing them as one of the key agents of change in FETED/PAGE 11

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NorMin Army, police feted as partners of DSWD T HE Department of Social Welfare and Development in Northern Mindanao (DSWD-10) honored on Friday police and military personnel in the region as key partners in helping the agency deliver services to communities. During the "Salamat Po Award" ceremony held in this city, DSWD-10 Director Mari-Flor Dollaga led the distribution of plaques to the personnel and officials of the Army's 4th Infantry Division and Police Regional Office-10. Also given recognition were Army units under the 1st Infantry Division in Misamis Occidental, Lanao del Norte, and Lanao del Sur

provinces. "With your collaboration, payouts (to beneficiaries) were always secure, always organized because of (the police and military's) strong presence and full cooperation. That is why we have safe and timely delivery of family food packs because they are assured of the help they deserve," Dollaga said. She also thanked the Army units for providing warehouses free of charge in storing food packs and other relief goods the agency has gathered for affected communities hit by calamities. Lt. Gen. Greg Almerol, head of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) – Eastern Mindanao Command, said the awards were a testament to the cohesive partnership between DSWD–10 and the AFP under the working

mechanisms of Executive Order No. 70 (EO 70). EO 70 institutionalizes the whole of nation approach to end communist insurgency in the countryside. "Through this act (EO70), the AFP was given a more defined role and a mandate to collaborate and operate with other government agencies, local government units, and the other sectors of the society," Almerol said. With DSWD as a partner, Almerol said the AFP managed to engage in peace and development programs that address root causes of communist conflict and integrate former rebels back into mainstream society Meanwhile, DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito Bautista, who graced the event, also acknowledged other units such as the Philippine Coast Guard,

the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency, and Office of the Civil Defense as partners. Bautista said the partnerships with the military and the police were considered crucial especially in hinterland villages when DSWD personnel release cash aid to the beneficiaries of the social amelioration program, conditional cash transfers, and social pension for indigent senior citizens. " I am proud to say all the DSWD personnel nationwide are working (as the military does), I also call them first responders, you can see them despite the risk at hand, that go to the areas that are sometimes risky to deliver services," he said. Before becoming the DSWD secretary in 2018, Bautista served as the commanding general of the Philippine Army. (PNA)

SOCMED ADDICTION SARAH M. VOSOTROS Teacher III Governor Pelaez Elementary School Medina South District

What is SocMed ? It is an abbreviation of Social Media; a computer-based technology using different types of gadgets like cellphone, tablet, laptop, computer that allow interactive communication via internet. It enable people in any status including our school children to share and show pictures, videos, audio, opinion, fashion and style, feelings, food, news, hate and all other emotions which nowadays an alarming to the young ones. Everyday these children log in to social media websites, such as Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok, Twitter , Kumu, Pinterest and

other websites to seek new friends, imitate new style and many other intentions which also most children got engaged to its features and most sad part got addicted. Experts estimate that some people spend about more than one hour daily on such sites and most of the school children spends more than 5 hours on such sites. Some students are doing their online classes which is a very good avenue to continue learning during this pandemic time. But how about those children who got engaged to social media without having an online

class? All they do is all for entertainment that lead them addiction. Children don’t have the control to use the internet. There is a need to ponder over the fact that social media is becoming an addiction to the present generation. Children wanted always to be connected online. Nowadays , their routine are totally changed from the time they wake up in the morning to the time they sleep at night and that is they sleep daytime and awake night time to be updated with their social media accounts and worst to engaged addictive online games. Moreover, these children start feeling helpless and see their growing dependency on the internet world and social media and they begin to lose control over themselves and gradually the condition becomes worse that leads to misbehavior illness and other related diseases. It is alarming now! Parents, let’s not wait something bad will happen to our children. Their happiness doesn’t lie on the gadgets you have provided and the social media they engaged to. Let’s divert to some other indoor & outdoor activities at home such as gardening, biking , cooking, baking and others. Let us be protective to our children most especially to their physical and mental health and to the world of SOCMED.

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DSWD-10 confers Salamat Po awards to uniformed personnel

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista extends his gratitude to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte for the support provided to DSWD and in ensuring that the needs of every Filipino are addressed. Bautista also commended DSWD-10 for the "intensive collaboration with partners" to achieve the same goal of uplifting the lives of Filipinos. DSWD-10 recognizes these partnerships through the PRAISE Awards, Salamat Po Award to Uniformed Personnel, March 25, at Camp Evangelista, Patag, Cagayan de Oro City. (RDM/PIA-10)

URC ramps up water conservation efforts UNIVERSAL Robina Corp. (URC) said that it is planning to implement more water conservation initiatives as part of its sustainability efforts. “We recognize that water is a non-renewable resource, and that it is an essential input material in the production of our products,” URC President and Chief Executive Officer Irwin C. Lee said in a statement on Wednesday. Since 2018, URC reported that it has saved over 11 million cubic meters of water with its conservation efforts. In 2021, the company said it recycled over 860,000 cubic meters of water, which is enough to cover the water needs of 2.26 million people in a day. “These were all achieved via URC’s reduce, reuse and recycle program meant to optimize water use. URC has been reducing its water consumption by fixing leaks, replacing pipes with more durable materials like stainless steel, eliminating production wastage, improving the efficiency of its water treatment facilities, and using rainwater harvesting methods,” the company said in a statement. URC said it reuses water when cleaning pallets, watering plants and flushing toilets; and recycles water meant for washing critical raw materials used in its products, such as unpeeled potato. The company also has environmental stewardship initiatives, including reforestation programs, coastal, river and drainage clean-up drives, and EFFORTS/PAGE 11

AGAYAN DE ORO CITY-The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-10 recognized its uniformed personnel partners through the Salamat Po awards, March 25, at the Camp Evangelista, Patag, here. DSWD presented the Salamat Po awards to officials and personnel from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine National Police (PNP), Philippine Air Force (PAF), Naval Forces of the Philippines, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), and the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA).

Gracing the event, DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista said strengthening and enhancing collaboration and the convergence of poverty alleviation efforts with the uniformed personnel should be continued as the DSWD envisions all Filipinos free from hunger and poverty with equal access to opportunities enabled by a fair, just and peaceful society. “Bilang mga lingkod bayan, tayo ay nagkakaisa sa hangaring ito, (as public servants, we are united on this desire) we are called to serve, we are here to serve,” Bautista said. DSWD Regional Director Mari-Flor A. Dollaga cited the

importance of these partnerships saying, “The collaboration with AFP, PNP and all other uniformed personnel who I now consider as the department's strongest and bravest partners.” She also added that during DSWD payouts, the department’s workers always felt secure and that the manner of distribution was always organized because of the uniformed personnel’s strong presence and full cooperation. “This is to ensure as well the safe and timely delivery of our family food packs and by that those who are in need of them are assured of the help they deserve,” she said. AWARDS/PAGE 11

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Finish well Think a minute...Watching the Olympics can be both inspiring and heartbreaking. It is easy to get caught up both with “the thrill of victory” and “the agony of defeat.” This is especially true when the world’s greatest athletes, who have worked so hard their entire lives, lose by only a fraction of a second! Even with all their years of daily discipline and training, they still must finish well! “Almost” winning does not count. No one is remembered and rewarded for what they “almost” did. In t he 2008 B eijing Olympics, both the U.S. men’s and women’s 400 meter relay teams learned this the hard way. They ran well for most of the race, but then just near the end they dropped the baton. One of them, Tyson Gay, who was the 2007 world champion in both the 200 and 100 meter dashes, left the Olympics empty-handed with not even a single medal. He can tell you about the agony of not finishing well! In 2003, after 22 years of exploration, the Space Shuttle Columbia went on its 28th mission, this time with seven

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JHAN TIAFAU HURST astronauts on board. They were on a 16-day journey into space to conduct important experiments. Everything went well and they achieved their goals, so they were returning to earth from their successful mission. They were just 16 minutes from landing… when suddenly the Space Shuttle Columbia exploded! Only tiny pieces were left of what was one of history’s most sophisticated machines and masterpieces of engineering. But the even greater tragedy was the sudden loss of those seven brave and brilliant astronauts. They came so close, only 16 minutes from home, but they did not make it. FINISH/PAGE 11

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The Philippines Facing Alarming Ecological Crisis!

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ORLAN R. RAVANERA “ Ta y o a n g s i m u l a n g pagbabago!” This is the often repeated all-catchphrase being drumbeated now - a - d ay s to c a l l a l l qualified voters to vote and participate vigilantly in this year’s electoral processes. This campaign is especially addressed to the youth who now constitutes a significant number of the population as 63% of the populace falls within the 35 year-old and below bracket. Based on COMELEC’s estimate, there will be some 65 million voters during the 2022 Elections. The message is resoundingly clear: each one must undergo a transformation of the heart or spirit by shedding-off one’s apathy to become a responsible citizen by voting wisely, and bingo, the beginning of social change! I think this is far from the truth. One’s transformation may produce a saint but has no effect in society unless oppressive structures and systems are changed. This was aptly elaborated by the late Archbishop of El Salvador, His Eminence Oscar Romero: “When I gave food to the poor, they called me

a saint. When I asked why they are poor, they called me a communist.” The good Archbishop kept on asking that question to somehow enhance his constituency’s social consciousness to struggle against oppressive rule prevailing then in his country. He had to be silenced through the barrel of a gun while he was celebrating a mass early morning. In the Philippine context, social change has been so elusive to those who have dreamt and struggled for it. Fourteen years of Martial Law and two people power revolutions have not made a dent in the societal set-up. True, there were “changing of the guards” but the tentacles of greed that rendered the country dry of its natural wealth and consigned many in the slum areas have remained as formidable as ever. My contention is that individual transformation should emanate not just from participating in elections but in the increasing of social awareness that will prod the conscienticized to act to shape a society based on social justice, equity and sustainable development. The “changing of the guards” may not make a significant difference unless well-entrenched flawed social structures are changed. The question is, will the next leaders have the political will to reform a quasi-feudal society and to replace the dominant paradigm, that has sacrificed our people and our resource base to the altar of greed and profit, with an alternative development

model that is for the people and pro-environment? We all know that our country is facing an alarming ecological crisis that unless soon averted will lead to our accelerating drive towards environmental disasters as our natural resources are already seriously depleted. Out of the 17 million hectares of dipterocarp forest a century ago, we only have less than half a million hectares. The ideal forest cover is 54%, now it is less than 10%. Seventy percent of our mangrove forest destroyed, 40% of our watersheds are seriously eroded, 50% of fisher y over-fished, degraded or polluted and 75% of coral reefs severely damaged by destructive fishing, industrial pollution and siltation. Of the 13 major bays in the country, 10 are already biologically dead to the detriment of the coastal communities that are now becoming the “poorest if the poor.” Of the 25 major rivers, 15 are already dried-up or polluted as our country has lost our dipterocarp forest, the invisible “water dam.” What is so troubling is the latest research-study by well-known scientists and environmentalists concluding that in two decades, the sea level will rise by 16 meters or height of a 3-storey building. We have now some 10 million homeless Filipinos. When that happens, the number of homeless Filipinos will be about 35 million. Such will be so horrible and unimaginable. Even Cagayan de Oro City will be under water. How can we provide housing to the

homeless when our lands now are massively being converted into plantations through corporate globalization? Why have we allowed our paradise to become a “lost Eden”? Should we now change individually, have a sort of an awakening, so that we can effect social change? It behooves upon all of us to have a little reckoning and revisit the past in the eyes of some social scientists stating that ecological degradation could be traced to the country’s colonial past. For 400 years until 1946, the Philippines had been an outright colony of imperial powers. And since 1946, we have lived as a nation-state sovereign and independent, but so under the overwhelming influence of highly developed countries that have exploited our resources. Thus, when we gained our independence in 1946, the condition and mechanisms of what would give way to the massive plunder of our natural resources were well entrenched in the national structure. It would just then be a matter of time when the beautiful paradise would become a lost Eden. Foreign debt problem further aggravates environmental degradation. The foreign debt incurred by the present dispensation is greater that the foreign debt incurred by the combined debts of the past administrations. Debt servicing alone eats up a significant portion of our CRISIS/PAGE 11

The road to cityhood (1) (On March 1, 2022, Muntinlupa City observed its 27th anniversary as a highly urbanized city. In this 3-part article, the author, who served as Muntinlupa Mayor from 1986 to 1998, relives Muntinlupa’s journey to cityhood.) I grew up in the ‘50s when Muntinlupa was only known to the outside world as the site of the New Bilibid Prison. As a result, residents of Muntinlupa were often the butt of jokes. I remember riding in a bus coming home to Muntinlupa. When the bus conductor asked where I was headed, and I replied “Muntinlupa”, I would often hear snide remarks from other passengers: Sa loob o sa labas. As a young boy, I was very annoyed. But I just said to myself: Mabuti nang taga Muntinlupa, huwag lang taga Mandaluyong. After my graduation from high school in 1960, our family transferred from the New Bilibid Prison Reservation to my grandmother’s house in Alabang. My father had just retired as Director of Prisons. In the early ‘70s, Alabang was just another sleepy barangay of Muntinlupa . Most folks along the shores of

Laguna de Bay were fishermen at night and farmers by day who tilled the fertile foreshore lands and planted them to cash crops. But soon, some started to find employment in factories that sprouted on both sides of the South Super Highway. Other residents sought employment in public institutions like the Bureau of Prisons, The Serum and Vaccine Laboratory, and in the public schools. Alabang boasted of a few institutions which have become historical landmarks. One is the Alabang Serum and Vaccine Laboratory which is a complex of laboratories which produce anti-smallpox, BCG, anti-diphteria, and anti- rabies vaccines. The SVL is famous for its serpentarium which houses Philippine king cobras. The “milking” of the cobras, at times reaching lengths of 9 feet, by a caretaker who has already developed an immunity to snakebites, is something to watch. The venoms extracted from the cobras are then processed into anti-venom serum. Almost adjacent to the laboratory is the Alabang Stock Farm where charolais and indu-brazil cattle and murrah water buffalos were bred. If one gets up early

enough, he can visit the farm and buy gallons of fresh cow and buffalo milk from the farm. Up to the time of his death in 1945, my grandfather (and namesake) Ignacio O. Bunye, was head animal caretaker in the farm. The first wave of urban development came to Muntinlupa in the ‘80s, with the opening of private housing subdivisions and similar developments. No doubt this was facilitated by the opening the South Expressway more than a decade earlier. Alabang Hills was a pioneer highend subdivision. Benedictine Abbey School – now called San Beda Alabang – was the earliest Manila-based school to have a branch in Muntinlupa. The entry of Ayala - which developed the housing enclave called Ayala Alabang and the adjoining Alabang Town Center provided the added impetus to Muntinlupa’s development. In the ‘90s, the second wave of development started with the entry of another business group – Filinvest. Filinvest developed the Filinvest Corporate City which featured one of Asia’s biggest shopping malls. S a d ly, h owe ve r, t h e

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IGNACIO BUNYE local government failed to keep pace with the initial development in the ‘80s. When I assumed office as OIC Mayor in June 1986, Muntinlupa was still classified as a fifth class municipality. It was earning approximately P28 million per year which was hardly sufficient to pay even for the salaries of municipal employees. It was probably second or third to the last among the 17 LGUs in Metro Manila . This can not continue, I told myself. Thus, during my first two years (as OIC), 1986-1988, I focused on growing Muntinlupa’s income through improved tax collection, using proven business practices. Collecting taxes was not easy – and very unpopular too - but we did. We taxed previously unregistered and CITYHOOD/PAGE 11

CorporateWorld 5 PH eyes concluding trade deal with UAE next year Advertising and Editorial E-mail : businessweekmindanao@gmail.com Contact nos. : 0917-7121424 • 0947-8935776

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HE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) targets to conclude the trade and investment agreement with the United Arab Emirates as early as next year, DTI Assistant Secretary Allan Gepty said Thursday. During the virtual presser of the Presidential

Communications Operations Office’s Office of the Global Media and Public Affairs, Gepty said the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with UAE is the country’s free trade agreement (FTA) in the Middle East. This, as the Philippines and

UAE last month both expressed to pursue the CEPA. “This will be the platform by which we can reach out to the vast market of the Middle East, including the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council),” Gepty said. He added the Philippines also aims to make the UAE as

the country’s gateway to North Africa through CEPA. The trade deal negotiator said more Filipino brands will be expected in the UAE once CEPA is concluded. Gepty said through CEPA, the country aims to stabilize trade relations with UAE, especially petroleum imports.

He said the two countries will now work on the terms of reference of the deal and negotiate what elements will be included in the deal. Both the Philippines and UAE will conduct their respective studies and consultations with stakeholders. (PNA)

Alsons posts 24% Holcim profit up 24% to P2.6B higher profit ALSONS Consolidated Resources, Inc. (ACR) on Thursday reported a 24% increase in its 2021 net income attributable to equity holders due to higher revenues, which was largely driven by its power segment. Last year, ACR’s attributable net income climbed to P405 million from the P325 million logged in 2020, the company said in a press release filed with the stock exchange. “The publicly listed company of the Alcantara Group reported that consolidated revenues for 2021 grew 6% to P10.05 billion from P9.47 billion in the prior year,” ACR said. It said the 210-megawatt (MW)

Sarangani Energy Corp. baseload power plant remains the key revenue and income driver for the company, although it did not state details of the unit’s contribution to ACR’s total income. Earlier, the company was granted a rating upgrade of PRS Aa minus (corp) from PRS A plus from the Philippine Rating Services Corp. (PhilRatings) for its third P3-billion issuance of commercial papers. The rating upgrade was due to the firm’s “strong profitability” despite the pandemic, its planned expansion projects that is expected further diversify its power generation mix, and its “ability to establish joint ventures.” ALSONS/PAGE 11

HOLCIM Philippines, Inc. on Tuesday reported that its net profit in 2021 was up 24.2% to P2.6 billion even with the “market pressures” it faced last year. “Despite market pressures brought by the pandemic, weather disturbances that impacted the continuity of construction activities, and surges in energy and fuel prices, our company was able to deliver strong profit growth in 2021 from 2020,” Horia Adrian, president and chief executive officer of Holcim Philippines, said in a statement. Operating earnings before interest and taxes grew by 29.3% year on year to P3.6 billion

due to the company’s “sustained focus on operational efficiency and cost management.” Net sales rose by 3.6% to P26.9 billion on improved volumes and prices given the modest recovery of construction activity. In the fourth quarter of 2021, operating earnings before interest and taxes fell 49% to P481.3 million from P943.4 million while net sales dropped 5.6% to P6.8 billion from P7.2 billion, due to softer market demand and higher costs of energy and fuel from external developments. “We are excited to further raise performance and deliver more positive impact through strategies and

initiatives anchored on cost mindfulness, operational excellence, innovation, and sustainability. These are the foundations that enable us to continue growing profitably and contributing to the country’s development with our innovative building solutions and sustainability programs,” Mr. Adrian said. Holcim Philippines said it is “well positioned to capture market opportunities through driving innovation on products and solutions.” The building solution company said it is ramping up sustainability initiatives to “further improve business performance and make operations

more respectful to the environment and beneficial to society.” It launched Holcim Aqua X, a waterrepellent cement that protects structures against excess moisture. In November, the company launched Holcim ECOPlanet, a “green” general purpose blended cement ideal for structural applications that lowers the carbon footprint of buildings. It also has 30% lower carbon footprint than ordinary Portland cement. The company also signed an energy purchase agreement that will make Holcim Philippines the first cement manufacturer in the country to be solarpowered.

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Ayala group honors BFP by holding ‘firefighter appreciation day’ M ANILA -- Just in time for the National Fire Prevention Month, Ayala Corporation signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Bureau of Fire Protection to strengthen partnership and bolster support to the country’s firefighters through the Saludo sa Serbisyo program. Present during the MOU signing on Thursday were DILG Secretary Eduardo Año, DILG Undersecretary for Public Safety Nestor Quinsay, Jr., BFP Chief Louie Puracan, Ayala Corporation President & CEO Fernando Zobel de Ayala, Public Affairs Group Head Rene Almendras, Corporate Governance Group Head Solomon Hermosura, Security

and Crisis Management Head Manny Bautista, and other officers from the Ayala group and the BFP. “Aside from the Saludo sa Serbisyo program, the corporation has been providing educational assistance to children of soldiers killed in action or totally incapacitated while in the line of duty,” DILG Sec. Año said. “Since 1988, Ayala and other industry leaders through the Hero Foundation were able to support the education of the children of our fallen soldiers. Ganoon na po natin katagal kasangga ang Ayala, libo-libo na pong sundalo ang kanilang natulungan.” Ayala Corporation and Ayala Land each give a donation of P2.5 million yearly. The

educational stipend from the foundation helps orphaned students pay for school-related expenses. With the help of the private sector, Hero Foundation has supported and served a total of 2,702 orphan scholars since 1988. Meanwhile, through the Saludo sa Serbisyo program, the country’s uniformed personnel receive expanded access to the group’s products and services, enabling them to pick the best support they need in every milestone of their lives. “The fire service is one of the riskiest professions. While our men sacrifice their safety, at the end of the day, what they earn is just enough for food and necessities for the family,” BFP Chief Puracan said. “The

Saludo sa Serbisyo Program supports this cause. This wide array of products and activities can help our firefighters plan, invest and be more responsible with their resources.” Saludo sa Serbisyo provides offers on housing and vehicles, and it hosts a venue for financial education and livelihood training as well as health and wellness caravans. It also hopes to provide employment opportunities in various business units across the Ayala Group to BFP retirees and their qualified dependents. “Let me take this opportunity to express the Ayala Group’s deepest thanks to the brave men and women of the Bureau of Fire Protection for your self less service. We thought that it would be appropriate to pay tribute to our courageous firefighters during Fire Prevention Month through the Saludo Sa Serbisyo program,” Zobel said. “With the signing of this MOU, we mark this day as Firefighter Appreciation Day for the entire Ayala Group.” In previous years, the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police have also signed up to Saludo sa Serbisyo.

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SSS-Lapasan urges employers to settle legal obligations

Protecting Worker Rights in the New Normal. SSS CDO-Lapasan Branch Head Valentine Aunzo (right) orients a delinquent business employer in Cagayan de Oro City of their Pandemic Relief and Restructuring Program (PRRP) 3: Enhanced Installment Payment Program. (VPSB)

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY—“We are the first branch in northern Mindanao who has started this [Run After Contributions Evaders] campaign to raise awareness to our employers, who are the valuable stakeholders of the SSS to settle legal obligations as mandated by law.”

Open-mindedness: An essential character BENJAMIN JAN II J. GALINDO City Cooperative and Livelihood Office – Iligan City

Being open-minded is always at the top of the list of when it comes to traits and habits you need to acquire to be a happy person. You need to be able to stretch your thoughts, knowledge, and ideas beyond any self-constructed boundary. Someone who projects a know-it-all attitude is often a turn off, therefore being open-minded means you have to be coachable and teachable. Open-mindedness is critical to job success and open-minded people don’t care to be right, everything is about understanding. The ability to think of things from various

angles and viewpoints allows them to accept more. An attitude of open-mindedness i s a l s o s t r o n g l y c o r r e l at e d t o workpl ace f lexibi lit y. A hir ing manager may s e e you as more capable of taking on a job that requires multi-tasking. You may also get opportunities to participate in a wide array of work projects and tasks because of your willingness to learn and try new things. If you find that your current job is not the best fit for your passions and talents, your employer will more likely consider job changes based

on your open-minded approach. Of course, increased emphasis on work teams has made open-minded employees even more valuable. Without a spirit of listening and cooperation, it is hard for groups to complete projects and optimize q u a l i t y. O p e n - m i n d e d t e a m members learn things they wouldn't on their own and participate in greater solutions than they could come up with alone. Being openminded helps you work through interpersonal or intra-team conflicts that arise when people work in close quarters.

SSS CDO-Lapasan Branch Head Valentine Aunzo said the Social Security System (SSS)Lapasan branch joins the nationwide R.A.C.E. (Run After Contributions Evaders) operations in accordance with their newly appointed President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Regino thrust to bolster the rights among the general working public as mandated by Republic Act 11199 or the Social Security Act of 2018. Three business establishments in Cagayan de Oro and three business establishments in Misamis Oriental were given written notice for non-remittance of SSS contributions totaling to P5.91 million, inclusive of penalties alongside advice and guidelines for the option to avail of SSS’ Pandemic Relief and Restructuring Program (PRRP) 3: Enhanced Installment Payment Program which is open for

applicants until November 22 of this year. Under PRRP 3, registered business and household employers affected by the coronavirus (COVID)-19 pandemic who are incapable of paying their delinquencies in full are given leeway to pay within 9 to 60 months depending on the total amount of their dues. “From September 2021 to today, March 25, we have 114 employers who are referred to our legal team already, some of them have already final demands, so if they won’t comply then legal action to the court will be done,” SSS-Lapasan Accounts Management Section Febes Malicse said. Malicse added that delinquent employers who are found guilty will be charged with six years imprisonment, in addition to the P5,000 fee, and billed amount. “We are calling upon our employers to take SSS/PAGE 11

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FEAR of COVID-19 booster shot. How to fight? CHARISMA M. DELA CERNA Teacher II GOVERNOR PELAEZ ELEM.SCHOOL Medina North District

COVID-19-related anxiety and health-related fears were associated with higher vaccine acceptance, whereas the fear of social and economic consequences showed the contrar y direction. Stress – in the short and long term – hampers the body’s immune response. They found that among healthy young adults, selfrated stress levels in the 10 days after vaccination, and specifically stress-related sleep loss, reduced their bodies’ immune responses to vaccines. L on e l i n e s s an d l a c k of social support hamper v a c c i ne re sp ons e. How Behavioral Interventions Could Help? Many suggested a wide range of interventions that may help boost immune response after receiving a vaccine. For example, a systemat ic re v ie w on exercise inter ventions found convincing evidence that short- and long-term

e x e rc i s e pro g r a m s c a n improve immune responses to vaccination, especially among those who are typically sedentary. There is a ls o st rong evidence that nutritional supplements may result in a better antibody response to vaccines, especially in older adults, who often struggle to meet recommended daily nut r it i on a l g u i d e l i n e s , particularly if they live alone. The take-home message: There is clear evidence that your mental health and overall well-being affect how your body responds t o v a c c i n e s . T h i s m ay be especially important as p e ople re ceive t heir COVID-19 vaccinations as recent virus safety restrictions affect our stress levels and mental health. But there are steps that you can take to help boost your immune response, including getting enough s l e e p, e at i ng we l l, an d exercising. For sp ecif ic

ways to boost your immune response both before and after your vaccine, it’s best to consult with your doctor. We don't have a vaccine nor a booster for our mental health like we do for our physical health so, it will take longer to come out of those challenges. And to fight fear? Feel the fear and do it anyway. Explore the barriers that keep us from experiencing life the way we want to live it. Get rid of the nonstop little voice inside us that kept telling us “Don’t take a chance, you might make a mistake and be sorry.” No. Life itself is a booster. So, boost yourself.

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MISC.CASE NO. R-CDO-2200654-LR

THE HEIRS OF MAURICIO D. LABIS JR., NAMELY: CAROLINA B. LABIS, AND SHARLAINR B. LABIS HEREIN REP. BY CAROLINA B. LABIS, Petitioners, -versusTHE REGISTRY OF DEEDS OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL, Respondent. --------------------------------------------------------------------/ ORDER Finding the Petition for Cancellation of Decree No. 737560 and Re-issuance of new one and Issuance of an Original Certificate of Title to be in proper form and substance, the same is hereby set for hearing on September 22, 2022 at 9:00 o’clock in the morning at the Session Hall of this Court and hereby requiring all persons interested in the petition who may have interest over the subject parcel of land to appear on such date and time and show cause why the petition should not be granted. The Branch Clerk of Court is hereby ordered to issue the advice to the Land Registration Authority for its appropriate action in accordance with P.D. 1529. At the expense of the petitioner, let this notice of initial hearing be published in two successive issues of the Official Gazette; once in a local newspaper of general circulation; and be posted for at least fourteen (14) days prior to the date of hearing at the Bulletin Board of this Court, the Provincial Capitol of Misamis Oriental and the City Hall of El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental. Furnish the OSG, LRA, El Salvador City Prosecutor and Register of Deeds of Misamis Oriental copies of the petition and this order.

Republic of the Philippines Regional Trial Court of Misamis Oriental 10th Judicial Region Branch 38 Cagayan de Oro City IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR CANCELLATION OF THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF HIND MARIE LABORTE DARWEESH UNDER REGISTRY NO. 2004-11,719

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SPEC. PROC. NO. R-CDO-2200667-SP

MARIFE A. LABORTE REP. BY HER ATTORNEY-IN-FACT ESTRELLA J. LEONO Petitioner, -versusTHE CIVIL REGISTRAR OF CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Respondent. --------------------------------------------------------------------/ ORDER Finding the Petition for Cancellation of birth certificate of Hind Marie Laborte Darweesh to be sufficient in form and in substance, the same is hereby given due course and set for initial hearing on May 11, 2022 at 9:00 o’clock in the morning at the Session Hall of this Court on which date, time and place, all persons who may have any opposition to the petition herein sought, may appear to show cause why said petition should not be granted. Let this Order be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Misamis Oriental once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks prior to the date of hearing. Likewise, let copies of this Order, with Petition attached, be posted by the petitioner on the bulletin boards of the Court, the City Hall of Cagayan de Oro City and Barangay Hall of Bulua of the city for at least ten (10) days prior to date of hearing. Furnish copies of this and the Petition to the Offices of the Solicitor General, City Prosecutor of Cagayan de Oro City and the Local Civil Registrar of Cagayan de Oro City. SO ORDERED. March 11, 2022, at Cagayan de Oro City.

SO ORDERED. March 11, 2022, at Cagayan de Oro City. (SGD) EMMANUEL P. PASAL Judge

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Vivamax kicks off sizzling summer with X-Deal 2 TO enjoy life’s great experiences and surprises, we must take risks and make silly decisions now and then, as they say, YOLO - you only live once, but to what extent would we push ourselves for these so-called experiences? And will we ever know if we have reached our limits? Witness how a playful dare and a reckless bargain forever change the lives of three people in X-deal 2, a Vivamax Original Movie premiering this March 25, 2022. A young couple, Peter (Josef Elizalde) and Violet (Rob Guinto,) visit a resort island for a pictorial with a client. While on the island, they chanced upon Olivia (Angela Morena), Peter’s ex. Now meeting her again, Peter believes that they could finally have that “closure”. A crazy deal forms when Violet suggests Peter to spend time with

Olivia and even have that closure sex. In exchange, Violet also offers herself to Olivia, knowing that Olivia likes her. And so the three of them engage in swap sex. The lead stars of X-deal 2 are two of Viva’s rising stars: Rob Guinto, a sexy social media influencer who starred in other Vivamax Originals - Siklo and Boy Bastos. Meanwhile, Angela

TECHNOLOGY IN PANDEMIC SARAH M. VOSOTROS Teacher III Governor Pelaez Elementary School Medina South District

Technology, in its most basic understanding, refers to the use of scientific k n ow l e d ge to c re ate, monitor and design tools and pieces of equipment, which are in turn used to make life easier for people most especially to the students who are still learning. Technology on the other side has both advantage and disadvantage depending on how you deal with it. It has always been at the forefront of human education. From past decades figures on rock walls to today, when most students are equipped wit h s e vera l p or t able technological devices at any given time, technology continues to push educational capabilities to new levels. In looking at where educational methods and tools have come from to where they are going in the future, technology’s importance in the classroom is evident now more than ever. Technology gives students immediate access to abundance of quality information which leads to learning at a much quicker rate than before. The internet provides a variety of knowledge and doesn't limit students to one person's opinion. In this Pandemic time, Technology plays vital role in all aspects whether in education, business, government service, news, entertainment, events and many others. Because we all

afraid of the virus, we don’t want to expose ourselves to somebody even to the closest person we have ever such as our officemates, clients, classmates, relatives and friends. With the help of technology, we reached them virtually, meaning we communicate them online without seeing each other personally. To d ay, Te ch nol o g y in education provides virtual attendance, live chat, as well as face to face communication with teachers and students in real time. One can also access t he pre v iously recorded lessons, as well as a wealth of other materials necessary for studying. Learning virtually may c r e a t e h i g h q u a l i t y, responsive and engaging learning environment with fun and excitement to the school children. Different online platforms are now being utilized to teaching just to continue the process of learning to our school children. Everybody is so grateful with the impact of t e c h n o l o g y am i d pandemic.

Morena is part of the 2021 comedy film, Sanggano, Sanggago't Sanggwapo Part 2: Aussie! Aussie! O Sige! Also starring in this film is Josef Elizalde. Known for his supporting roles in hit movies like Ulan, Hindi Tayo Pwede, and Just a Stranger, now

is his turn to be the lead star and have two gorgeous leading ladies by his side. X-deal 2 is a sequel to Lawrence Fajardo’s 2011 film, but with a completely different set of characters and story. What connects the two films is the premise of bargaining and exchanging partners for pleasure. Lawrence Fajardo recently directed the Pinoy Adaptation of A Hard Day, an official entry to Metro Manila Film Festival, and other steamy Vivamax Original titles Mahjong Nights, Reroute and Nerisa. This summer, Viva Films gives you a deal you can never resist. Catch X-deal 2, exclusively streaming on Vivamax starting March 25, 2022. X-DEAL/PAGE 11

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SELF -CONFIDENCEthe courage to speak out CHARISMA M. DELA CERNA Teacher II GOVERNOR PELAEZ ELEM.SCHOOL Medina North District

One of the biggest fears that keeps us from moving ahead with our lives is the difficulty in having self-confidence -a state of mind where a person pushes their boundaries and encourages belief within oneself. Something that comes from self-love. People in school and workplaces achieve success by taking more initiatives and being more forward and active in life. Moreover, they tend to make better decisions because of having confidence in oneself. The problem is that we have been taught “be careful! You might make the wrong decision”. A wrong decision! Just a sound of that can bring terror to our hearts. We are afraid that the wrong decision will deprive us of something- money, friends, lovers, status or whatever the right decision is supposed to bring us. Yes! And that weakens our self -confidence to stand and speak for ourselves. For some reason we feel we should be perfect and forget that we learn through our mistakes. Our need to be perfect and our need to control the outcome of events work together to keep us petrified when we think about making a change or attempting a new challenge. I suggest that each day we should do something that widens the space for us. Something that will really boost our confidence. It might be calling someone we are intimidated to call, buy a new bag that cost more than we would ever pay in the past, ask for

something we want that we have been too frightened to ask for before. Take a risk a day- one small or big stroke that will make us feel great once we’ve done it even if it doesn’t work out the way we wanted it to, at least we’ve tried. At least we are confident enough we didn’t sit back…powerless. As what Susan Cain , (the author of Quite: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking) says, we have created a culture in our schools and workplaces where those people who “ are just more vocal who are more dominant, more willing to take up space are automatically accorded all kinds of advantages b ot h cons ciously and unconsciously”. But if we consider that a third to a half of the population is introverted, perhaps it is time for us to change the culture rather than change ourselves. There really is nothing to lose, only something to gain. Whatever the choices we make or actions we take in life, all we have to do to is change the way we think about it. Be confident to ourselves that if others can do it, then why can’t we.

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"We pooled our resources and extend it to the sectors that were most affected," Uy said in a one-on-one interview before the start of a grand rally Friday evening (Mar. 25), the official start of the local campaign for the May 9 elections. During the pandemic, the municipal government of Villanueva has provided affected families with their daily subsistence and the needed health-related supports. It also waived the fees for business renewals especially those in the marginalized sectors. According to Uy, the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) like vendors or stall owners in the public markets were also given cash assistance as their livelihoods were severely paralyzed by strict health protocols. T h e y o u n g m a y o r, whose parents have been prominent political figures in the province, seeks for continuity as she emphasized the need to reestablish the programs that she already started to implement in the last five years. "We started very well but the last two years have been

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difficult for our people when the pandemic struck, then came the implementation of the Package 3 of the TRAIN Law accelerating property tax valuation and then compounded further by t he Uk r ai ne - Russ i a which resulted to the spiral of petroleum products," she pointed out. The town of Villanueva has been touted as the region's most industrialuzed municipality hosting the country's first and biggest economic zone, the Phividec Industrial Estate (Phividec) which houses hundreds of small and big manufacturing plants and service firms. "I need more time to rejuverate our local economy and complete our vision for a greater Villanueva," Uy added. The focus, she said, is to reinvigorate the small and medium enterprises, provide the necessary infrastructures for sustainability and further enhance support for agri development, education, and health. While she accepts the fact that she belongs to a political clan that ruled Villanueva for decades, but the young Uy revealed that her family recognizes her being idealistic and independent-minded. "I dont have to always

agree with my family in terms of political decisions I make. I have my mind of my own and shall abide for what is best for the people of Villanueva," Uy said as she jokingly prides herself as an idealist, a trait she imbibed being a UP grad.

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monitoring initiated by the city government. "Our online monitoring and inventory, the DOH will adopt at the national l e ve l a c c ord i ng ly. O u r inventory and tracking of our vaccination usage are realtime, from our stockroom to the actual and return inventory," he said. City Mayor Oscar Moreno commended the Covid-19 vaccination team's effort and urged them to remain dedicated to achieving the target in the vaccination coverage. The three-day assessment of the D OH, where no vaccination was conducted, ended on Friday, March 25 and the city government resumed its vaccination Saturday. Dr. Ellenieta Gamolo, the assistant regional director of DOH-Northern Mindanao (Region 10), earlier said the assessment this week

has simultaneously been conducted in the entire region, as well as in the Davao region. The regions of Soccskargen and Caraga will have the same assessment next week, Gamolo said. Aside from the Covid-19 vaccination here, the city government is also paying attention to conducting vaccination rollouts in some municipalities in Misamis Oriental. This is to help the other areas in achieving their target to get a better alert status. The local chief executive urged some municipalities of Misamis Oriental to take advantage of the mobile vaccination team of the city. "I hope the municipalities will realize that it will not improve their situation until they achieve the threshold; 70 percent for the general population and 80 percent for senior citizens," Moreno said. Yu, on the other hand, expressed hope that the mu n i c ip a l it i e s w i l l b e encouraged by the new development pronounced by the National Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF). "The news from IATF, by the municipality, will issue guidelines and I hope it will encourage the municipalities

in nearby provinces to see why they can't achieve the Alert Level 1 status. Because based on the IATF, they will change the status, not just by province and highly urbanized city, but they will now include the municipalities," he said. Yu a d d e d t h e y a r e continuing their coordination with the municipalities in Misamis Oriental where they can again conduct a mobile Covid-19 vaccination rollout. The city's mobile vaccination team has

already conducted Covid-19 inoculations in the towns of Initao, Manticao, Gitagum, and Laguindingan in Misamis Oriental. In this city, as of March 22, the local government has already recorded 545,791 fully vaccinated individuals, which is equivalent to 90.97 percent of the city’s total target population of 599,929. Of the total fully vaccinated, 113,289 individuals, or 21.75 percent have already received their booster shots. (PNA)

Republic of the Philippines Region X Province of Lanao del Norte Municipality of Kapatagan R.A. 10172 (Gender) NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In Compliance with Rule of R.A. 101723.A notice is hereby served to the public that EJE SHAINE BOLANDO BALANAY has filed with this Office, a petition for Correction of Clerical Error-Change of Gender from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of EJE SHAINE BOLANDO BALANAY who was born JULY 1, 2003 at KAPATAGAN, LANAO DEL NORTE and whose parents are ERNIE ABNE BALANAY and JESSIE NAVARRO BOLANDO. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 15 days.

SGD. IVY REYES TONGCO Municipal Civil Registrar

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL CITY OF CAGAYAN DE ORO X --------------------------------------------------/ AFFIDAVIT OF SOLE ADJUDICATION That I, ANGUSTIA CADIZ TANTICO, of legal age, Filipino citizen, residing at B31 L22 Xavier Heights Subd., Upper Balulang, Cagayan de Oro City, after having been duly sworn to in accordance with law, do hereby depose and state: 1. That I am the surviving legal spouse and sole heir of the late, OSCAR M. TANTICO, who died last FEBRUARY 23, 2022 in (at home) Xavier Heights Subd., Upper Balulang, Cagayan de Oro City; Attached hereto is a copy of the Certificate of Death of my deceased husband as ANNEX “A” and made an integral part hereof; 2. That my afore-named deceased husband left a personal saving account with BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS (BPI) – Cagayan de Oro Ayala Branch with the Account no. 002013-02353-92; 3. That said deceased left no debts, no children, and no surviving ascendants; 4. That pursuant to Rule 74, Sec. 1 of the Rules of Court, I hereby adjudicate unto myself the said BPI Savings Account with Account no. 002013-02353-92 and the money deposited on it, which represents my lawful inheritance/share spouse, and hereby files the same with the Registry of Deed of Cagayan de Oro City, with the request that said adjudication be made effective without judicial proceedings as prescribed by the aforementioned Rules of Court; 5. That I am executing this affidavit to attest to the truth of the foregoing facts for all legal intents and purposes and I further certify that the contents of this affidavit has been duly explained to me in the dialect that I understand and speak, that is, in the Visayan dialect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto affixed our hands and signatures below this 24th day of March 2022 in the City of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines ANGUSTIA CADIZ TANTICO Affiant SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 24th day of March 2022 in the City of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, personally appeared the abovenamed affiant, exhibiting to me her UMID: CRN-0111-227646-5 known to me to be same person who personally signed before me the foregoing Affidavit and acknowledged that she executed the same. BWM: Mar. 28, Apr. 4 & 11, 2022

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It is not how you start, but how you finish that determines everything. In the most important matters of life and death, right and wrong, “almost” does not count! You have to finish well. If you let yourself be distracted or detoured, even just a little, it can end up destroying you! So don’t wait another minute! Won’t you ask Jesus to take full charge of your heart and daily way of living? He made it crystal clear that if you truly love Him, you will wholeheartedly live His way every day. Only then, with His help and power, can you be sure you will live well and finish well. Just think a minute.

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national budget. In our frenzy to pay our debt, we relentlessly exploit our natural resources, i.e., timber exporting denuding our forest, cash exports depending heavily on polluting pesticides and fertilizers, commercial fishing destroying our coral reefs and mine tailings polluting our rivers and bays. With this simple analysis and truism, now please tell me, who among the crop EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH DONATION/WAIVER KNOW ALL MEN BY THE PRESENTS: That the late ENG HUA UY CHIU who died on 9 January 2011 at Cagayan de Oro City; that the deceased left the following real properties with T-48482 situated in the Barrio of Macasandig, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE (325) SQUARE METERS MORE OR LESS, T-48483 situated in the Barrio of Macasandig, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of THREE HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR (344) SQUARE METERS, MORE OR LESS, T-48484 situated in the Barrio of Macasandig, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of THREE HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR (344) SQUARE METERS, MORE OR LESS, T-48485 situated in the Barrio of Macasandig, City of Cagayan de Oro, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of THREE HUNDRED AND TWO (302) SQUARE METERS MORE OR LESS, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH DONATION/WAIVER, filed by the heirs of ENG HUA UY CHIU, per DOC #445; PAGE #89; BOOK #37; Series of 2020 under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. MARIA LEONITA Q. GO. BWM: Mar 21, 28 & Apr 4, 2022

of candidates vying for this or that position, has the political will to effect social transformation for us Filipinos to regain back our ecological integrity, food security and make life better for our poor but struggling people. Following the adage said by former President Bill Clinton while running then for US Presidency, “It is the economy, stupid!” in the same breath do I say, it is not the leader, but the socio-politicaleconomic structure! Only then can we truly say, “Tayo ang simula . . . ng pagbabago.”

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non-tax paying businesses. We tax-mapped previously undeclared and non-paying real properties. We reformed our collection system. We made it easier for the ordinary folks to pay their taxes. We cut down on red tape to make it easier for businessmen to register their businesses and to renew their business permits yearly thereafter. We even introduced amenities, like the taxpayer’s lounge. What used to take two to three weeks of processing time was now being done in 45 minutes or less. Muntinlupa gradually developed a reputation as a business-friendly community. We were among the first LGUs to computerize, to adopt the One-Stop-Shop system of paying taxes, and the Real Property Tax Administation system (RPTA). Thus, our income steadily grew. For years in a row, the Department of Finance rated Muntinlupa as one of the best among the LGUs in terms of tax collection efficiency. Muntinlupa’s income grew rapidly so that by the time we applied for cityhood, our yearly income exceeded P400 million (15 times more than we earned in 1986) – way above the minimum requirement for cityhood. At that time, the minimum yearly income qualification was only P50 million for two consecutive years. This threshold was raised later to P100 million for two consecutive years. (To be continued next week) ERRATUM In connection with the publication of EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF THE LATE JOHNIE YU DE VERA, late JOHNIE YU DE VERA, published January 14, 21 & 28, 2022 the correct Doc Number should be Doc #44 not as published. OUR APOLOGY BWM: March 28, 2022

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For their part, the AFP extends their gratitude to DSWD-10 emphasizing that such is a "testament of the cohesive partnership between the DSWD-10 and the AFP fortified under the working mechanisms of Executive Order 70 or the institutionalization of the whole-of-nation approach and the creation of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict." The Salamat Po awards is a category of the agency's PRAISE AWARDS held annually during the agency’s founding anniversar y recognizing its government and private partners in the delivery of basic social ser vices and programs. (SAYU/PIA-10)

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The proceeds of the issuance will be allotted for the company’s general working capital. The company also said that its board of directors appointed RCBC Capital Corp. as its new lead underwriter and joint issue manager for its remaining commercial papers. The first tranche of the issuance worth P1.4 billion was used last year and was listed at the Philippine Dealing & Exchange Corp. (PDEx) in July 2021, while the second tranche of P600 million was listed in November 2021. The company is building a 14.5-MW hydroelectric power plant at the Siguil River basin in Sarangani, an addition to its four power facilities with an aggregated capacity of 468 MW, covering 14 cities and 11 provinces in Mindanao.

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agriculture, nutrition, and rural development. The trade fair offers fresh and affordable local produce at Robinsons Place Butuan, South Atrium expansion mall in 10 days from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Meanwhile, the DA-13 also announced the ongoing Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita on Wheels in the province of Dinagat Islands and Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte. The Kadiwa on wheels in the two provinces commenced last March 22 and will run until Friday, March 25. R e s i d e nt s i n i s l a n d provinces can buy affordable

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fresh fruits and vegetables including chicken, and other basic commodities through the mobile Kadiwa initiative. “The Kadiwa on Wheels is a modified DA program spearheaded by its Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division wherein agriculture and fishery products and other basic commodities of Kadiwa partners, the FCAs, are brought closer to communities, especially those affected by Typhoon Odette in December last year," DA-13 said. (PNA)

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advantage of this rare chance of availing this special program which offers flexible payment terms to avoid adverse legal actions. Our employers may visit the SSSLapasan branch in Cagayan de Oro City, or nearest branch from their business address so that our account officers can assist them,” SSS Senior Vice President for Mindanao Operations Group Lawyer Edwin Alo said. (VPSB/ PIA-10)

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del Sur’s Alfelito Bascug of the 1st district and Adolph Edward Plaza of the 2nd district; Sulu’s 1st district Rep. Samier Tan and 2nd district Rep. Munir Arbison. The two other candidates assured of a congress seat are Governors Claude Bautista of Davao Occidental and Nelson Dayanghirang of Davao Oriental, who are returning to Congress, unopposed. In Davao Oriental, it’s a swap of seats. Rep. Malanyaon is running for Governor, unopposed, while Governor Dayanghirang is running, also unopposed, for the legislative post Malanyaon is vacating. Both also ran unopposed in 2019. Malanyaon was Governor from 2007 to 2016 and 1st district Representative from 2001 to 2007, and 2007 to 2016. Dayanghirang was 1st district Representative from 2007 to 2016. In Sulu, it’s still the Tan family dominating as all three reelectionist Tans are unopposed: Governor Abdusakur Tan and his sons Abdusakur II (Vice Governor) and Samier (1st district Representative).

Tan’s daughter, Shernee, is incumbent Kusug Tausug party-list representative. In Davao Occidental, it’s still all in the Bautista family with Vice Governor Franklin Bautista running unopposed for Governor, like his siblings. Governor Bautista filed his certificate of candidacy for representative of the lone district, a post currently held by sister Lorna BautistaBandigan who is now running for Vice Governor. Claude represented the second district of Davao del Sur from 2001 to 2007, was elected as the first Governor of Davao Occidental in 2016 and was reelected in 2019. Franklin served the 2nd district of Davao del Sur from 1998 to 2001 and 2007 to 2016 while sister Lorna is running for the post that will be vacated by Franklin. Aside from the unopposed candidates for Vice Mayor in Bayugan and Cabadbaran cities, another vice mayoralty bet is a sure winner: Councilor Melchor Quitain, Jr of Davao City. Quitain substituted for Vice Mayor Sebastian Duterte who was supposed to run unopposed for the same post but substituted for his sister, Sara, when the latter opted to withdraw her candidacy for mayor to run for Vice President. Four candidates for Vice Governor are also running unopposed: Enrico Corvera of Agusan del Norte (PDP), Samuel Tortor (NUP) of Agusan del Sur, Lorna Bautista-Bandigan of Davao Occidental and Abdusakur Tan II of Sulu. I n S u l t a n Ku d a r a t province, the Commission on Elections’ 1st Division canceled the certificate of candidacy for Governor of Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu, mayor of Datu Abdullah Sangki town in Maguindanao, for lack of residency. DPA as he is known, is the son of reelectionist Maguindanao Governor Bai Mariam Sangki Mangudadatu and incumbent Sultan Kudarat Govenor Teng Mangudadatu. The petition for cancellation was filed by Sharifa Akeel-Mangudadatu, who is running against DPA. Sharifa is the wife of 2nd district Rep. and former three-term Maguindanao governor Esmael “Toto” Mangudadatu who is seeking to return as Governor and is running against five other

candidates, including DPA’s mother, Bai Mariam, who is seeking a second term. Datu Pax Ali filed a motion for reconsideration.

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AST Autoworld Philippines Corp., an authorized dealer of high performance passenger cars and commercial vehicles in the Visayas and Mindanao opens its 11th branch in Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City. FAPC commits to continue to provide top quality service operations for these vehicles in all their facilities and make available to their customers Mitsubishi genuine parts at competitive prices comparef with the other major dealers. They provide tons of quality service with the state of the art equipment and facilities in general maintenance, air conditioning, body repair painting, auto detailing and lubrication. "Our belief in the Mitsubishi brand propelled them to move ahead with this investment. Aside from the competitive products, Mitsubishi has been relentless in driving improvement and excellence in customer care and after-sales services. Indeed, this facility was conceptualized with the mission to make customer

experience with FAPC comfortable, convenient and easy," said FAPC president Julia V. Menchavez. FAPC branches are located in Dumaguete, Tagbilaran, Tacloban, Ormoc, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro and Butuan. FAPC started as Cebu Asian Motors Corporation in 1987 in Cebu City, 1990 in Cagayan de Oro, 1991 in Tacloban, 1992 in Butuan, 1993 in Dumaguete, 1994 in Tagbilaran, 1997 adopted the corporate name Mitsubishi Motors Cebu Corporation, 2002 opened a sales center in Ormoc City, 2003 opened a sales center in Surigao City, 2006 started commercial operations in Mambaling Cebu South, 2007 adopted the corporate name Fast Autoworld Philippines Corporation, 2011 started commercial operations in Ozamiz and 2022 opened full dealership in Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City. Its vision statement is to be the number one service provider in the heart of every car customer. Its mission statement is lives are easier as we provide you with the

Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar S. Moreno (center), and William Joseph Chiongbian II, director, Fast Autoworld Corp., lead other officials in the ribbon-cutting ceremony during the inauguration of the Mitsubishi Motors showroom at barangay Bulua March 25. photo by mark francisco

vehicles and services you need. Families are safer as we ensure that every task we do is with quality. Businesses prosper as we

give you the right value for your investment and serve your needs with dedication. "Our team commits to work passionately: to serve

our customers beyond what is expected from the time we say 'welcome' to thank you, drive safely; to support continuous improvement, creative

thinking, and promote a sense of belongingness; and to uphold the values of trust, integrity, responsibility and passion to serve. FAPC is proud to showcase its latest Branch in Bulua, Cagayan de Oro. The journey started in 1987 when we opened our first branch in Cebu, and its second branch in cagayande oro in 1990. We have been a Mitsubishi stalwart for 35 years. FAPC Bulua is our latest commitment to Mitsubishi Motors, and our belief in the brand quality and experience of being a Mitsubishi dealer. And today, we are once again doubling down our efforts to welcome not just our loyal customer base, but also the upcoming next generation of car buyers. We are ready as well to give our new customers the Mitsubishi experience not just in the brick and mortar world but also the online metaverse. Our commitment stands, and we are hungry to sell and serve our customers in the slowly emerging post pandemic world," said William Joseph Chiongbian, director.